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The Debate over "Irregardless" -- is it a Word?

posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 13 2020, @11:53AM   
from the First-to-Fall dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/06/887540598/the-debate-over-the-word-irregardless-is-it-a-word

All right. Let's settle something here. The word irregardless - is it a word or is it not a word? Well, this is a debate that Merriam-Webster is now weighing in on in a tweet saying that it is, in fact, a word. And that has led to a whole lot of reaction online.

Merriam-Webster has confirmed that "irregardless" is a word in the dictionary, despite concerns from teachers that it is not.

So fellow Soylentils, irregardless of my opinion, what do your think?

See Also:
Is 'Irregardless' a Real Word?
Definition of irregardless

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• Re:here's hoping Re:here's hoping (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday July 13 2020, @01:06PM (1 child)

  by c0lo (156) on Monday July 13 2020, @01:06PM (#1020277) Journal

  here's hoping... Betteridge's law applies here.

  And you call yourself MostCynical, mate? (grin)

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• Re:here's hoping (Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Monday July 13 2020, @08:03PM

  by MostCynical (2589) on Monday July 13 2020, @08:03PM (#1020629) Journal

  hell, handbaskets, but with the optimism of the truly delusional.
  I know how bad it is, I spend alot of time explaining how bad things are, but I spend most of my life trying to make things better, more than just hoping they can be,

  Cynic, not nihilist

  On topic: grammar and agreed/understood meaning make life easier

  EG: ebay has lots of listing for "Shearling" jackets. "Shearling" means young lamb skin, with the fleece left attached (like this [ebay.co.uk]

  But searching the word "shearling" gets you thousands of hits, then in most of them the details say "Faux fur" or "Polyester lining" or, (my favourite) "Real Shear Ling Polyester"

  Truth in advertising is lovely ideal.. but people not knowing any better, or actively trying rip people off, or just being dumb or lazy makes my life harder, and so they are all hard to excuse.

  The less precise you are, the less people will understand you. Some won't understand you anyway, which is why effective communication is active, requiring confirmation of understanding being sought by the person speaking from the listener.. which takes time and effort.

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  "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

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